- Submitted by
- derek.cronmiller
- Observations date
- Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 22:00
- Location
- 59.842500° N 134.833960° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-134.83396,59.8425,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Fortress Loop")
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- OK
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Hard
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Dense trees
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Skied a loop some of us had been talking about for a while. Ended up skiing the steep part coming down from the col with a rope out in front of us since we couldn't see beyond our ski tips. Highly recommended on clear days. Encountered some small whumps on isolated wind slabs on flat ground. nothing on the alpine slopes appeared reactive though the wind slabs are there. More prevalent on east/northeast slopes. Released a very small wind slab with an aggressive ski cut on a steep feature just below treeline on the ski out... the possibility is there.